Antislipping attachment for horseshoes.



L. FUCHS.

ANTISLIPPING ATTACHMENT FOR HORSESHOES.

APPLICATION FILED 0OT.17, 1912.

Patented June 30, 1914.

ATTORN EY llTD STATES PATENT FFTQEQ LOUIS FUCHS, OF HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY.

ANTISLIPPING ATTACHMENT FOR HORSESI-IOES.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, LoUIs FUoHs, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Hoboken, in the county of Hudson andState of New Jersey, have invented a new and useful AntislippingAttachment for Horseshoes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in over-shoes for horses, mules,and other draft animals, and has for its object to provide a simple andcheap attachment which can be easily and firmly secured to the hoof ofan animal, and which will not only provide ieans to insure the animalsecuring a firm foothold on slippery surfaces, but will at the same timeprotect the hoof from injury, the overshoe being so constructed that itcannot slip off or become detached.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of myimproved overshoe showing the same mounted on a horse shoe. taken on.the line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the overshoe.Fig. t is a perspective view of the body of the overshoe with the padand attaching means removed.

Referring to the drawings, which illustrate the preferred embodiment ofmy invention, 5 designates the body of the overshoe which is preferablymade of a single solid piece of malleable iron or other suitablematerial.

receive the heads of the nails employed to secure the horse shoe inplace, whereby the horse shoe will rest fiat upon the inner or uppersurface of the base plate. The forward or toe ends of the grooves 7terminate in a straight, transverse slot 8 through which the toe calk ofthe horse shoe is designed to project. The front or toe end of the baseplate 6 is extended upwardly and inclined slightly outwardly to form atoe guard 9. The toe guard is of a slightly curved contour, with itshighest point at the center of the toe portion, from which the oppositesides of the guard are gradually sloped downwardly until they merge withthe outer edge of the upper face of the base plate. As best seen inFigs. 1 and 2, that portion of Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 17, 1912.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view The base plate 6 of the bodyportion is shaped to conform to the contour and is of sufficient size toreceive the shoe of the animal, and it is provided with a flatinnersurface and is formed at each side near its outer edges with a groove 7designed to Patented June 30, 1914.

Serial No. 726,387.

the base plate beneath the shoe terminates at a point just in front ofthe heel calks of the shoe of the animal, and an extension of the baseplate is bent up between the shoe so as to substantially fill the spacebetween the heel ends of the shoe, said extension constituting a heelguard 10. The heel guard, as will be noted, is inclined slightlyoutwardl or rearwardly, and in a direction opposite to that in which thetoe guard 9 is inclined. To the inner side of the heel guard 10 issecured by rivets, or other suitable securing means 11, a strap 12having a suitable buckle at one end. The strap has wrapped around it andsecured to the heel guard by the same fastening means 11, a piece oflambs or sheeps skin with the fleece or wool facing outwardly forming acushion or pad 13, which covers the inner side of the heel guard. Thestrap is mounted in place so as to cause the buckle to be positioned atthe outer side of the hoof. The free end of the strap is designed to bepassed through an upstanding loop 14, which is mounted on the toe guardand is formed by bending a short strip of leather back on itself at itscenter and then securing the free ends, one at each side of'the toeguard, by means of a rivet or other suitable fastening means 15. Thefree end of the strap 12 after being passed through the loop 14 isengaged with the buckle and can be drawn as tightly as necessary, thedownwardly sloping sides of the hoof insuring that the strap will retainits position and hold the overshoe firmly in place. The bottom or lowerface of the base plate 6 is provided with several rows of straighttransverse, equidistant, ribs or projections 16, which are triangular orAshaped in cross section with the apeXes relatively sharp to serve ascutting edges. The trans verse projections 16 are divided into aplurality of elongated calks 17 by V-shaped notches 18, which cutthrough the ribs to the bottom of the base plate. The downwardlyflaredV-shaped notches which are formed by beveling the adjacent ends of theribs from the lower face of the base plate to the apeXes of the saidribs, are in alinement longitudinally of the overshoe.

From the foregoing description it will be evident that I have producedan eficient overshoe or ice shoe, which by reason of the pad 13 on theheel guard 10 can be fitted closely on the hoof of the animal.Furthermore, with the heel guard filling substantially the entire spaceat the heel of the shoe, and the bottom of the hoof entirely closed bythe base plate, every part of the animals hoof which might be injured byice, sharp stones, glass, etc., will be fully protected.

The A-shaped ribs or projections 16 formed on the bottom of the baseplate with the longitudinally arranged V-shaped notches 18 separatingthem into independent calks 17, are a great advantage, as the animal isinsured a firm foothold at all times, by reason of the fact that anysnow or ice that might find lodgment in the spaces between thetransverse ribs 16 will be subdivided and broken up by material whichwill pack into the longitudina-lly-disposed V-shaped notches 18, thusrendering the calks self-cleaning.

hat is claimed is 1. In an overshoe of the class described, a base plateadapted to conform to and receive the shoe of an animal, said base platehaving its front end bent up to form a toe guard, an upstanding loopsecured to said toe guard, a heel guard formed at the rear end of saidbase plate, said heel guard extending up and substantially filling thespace between the heel ends of the shoe of the animal, a strap secure-dintermediate its ends to said heel guard and having abuckle at one endthereof, the free end of said strap being adapted to be passed throughthe loop carried by said toe guard and to engage said buckle, and a padsecured to the inner side of said heel guard over said strap.

2. In a device of the class described, the base plate formed of a singlesolid piece of metal of a size and shape to cover the entire bottom ofthe hoof of an animal, the inner or upper face of the plate beinggrooved along the sides to receive the heads of the nails of the horseshoe, said plate extending over the horse shoe and being substantiallyflush with the sides thereof and terminating at its rear end short ofthe heel calks, a heel guard formed at the rear end of the plate by arigid upward extension thereof, which extension is of a length to fillthe space between the rear or heel ends of the shoe, and the front endof the plate being formed with a transverse slot through which the frontcall: of the shoe is adapted to extend, and means for securing the baseplate to the hoof of an animal.

'3. In a device of the class described, the base plate formed of asingle solid piece of metal of a size and shape to cover the entirebottom of the hoof of an animal, the outer face being provided withsharpened calks for engaging the ground, and the inner face being shapedto fit flat against the shoe of the animal and being substantiallycoextensive in size and shape with said shoe, provision being made inthe construction of the plate to allow the front and rear calks of theshoe to project beyond the base plate, a stra adapted to encircle thehoof of the animal, means for connecting the front portion of the strapto the front end of the base plate, and separate means for connectingthe rear portion of the strap to the rear end of the base plate, and apad of soft material also secured to the rear end of the base plate andcovering the rear portion of the strap.

4. In a device of the class described, a base plate adapted to receivethe shoe of an animal, said. base plate terminating short of the heelends of said shoe to allow the heel calks to engage the ground, anupwardly eX tending heel guard formed as an extension of said baseplate, said heel guard substantially filling the space between the rearends of the shoe, pad secured to the inner side of said heel guard, anda strap for securing the base plate to the hoof of an animal, said strapbeing secured at itsrea-r end to the heel guard by the same fasteningmeans which connect the pad to said guard.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aliiXed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

Louis FUCHS.

Witnesses J OHN H. Sroonas, IVILLIAM ALVIN J ACOBS.

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